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What Is a Board of Directors? + What They Do for Public Companies

Who oversees public companies by guiding strategies, protecting shareholder interests, and ensuring responsible and ethical management? Here is board of directors explained:


Nissan surges 12% most since 2009 on $3.5-bln buyback

Registering the highest since April 2009, Nissan Motor Co's stock surged 12 percent following its buyback news. Nissan has announced its plan to buyback $3.5 billion worth shares.

QE2 Acquisition Corp. Strengthens Board of Directors With Appointment of Doug Bachman

QE2 Acquisition Corp. ("QE2") is pleased to announce the appointment of Doug Bachman to the Board of Directors.

Salesforce adds General Colin Powell to Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of Salesforce.com now has its 11th member in the person of General Colin Powell, a highly-accomplished four-star general in the US Army, TechCrunch reported.


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The Saudi Aramco board, according to unconfirmed news reports, would be joined by BG Group Chairman Andrew Gould.
DirecTV appoints Anthony Vinciquerra to its board of directors. DirecTV, in an announcement, appointed Anthony Vinciquerra to its board of directors. In another move, the largest satellite television provider in the United States also added another former executive from the Fox TV Networks to the board.
Banca Carige was advised by the Bank of Italy to make changes in policy and personnel as it prepares for regulatory changes for next year.
iZotope Inc received USD12 million from ABS Capital Partners. One of the leading audio technology company announced a USD12 million investment from ABS Capital Partners.
The boards of Verizon and Vodafone would vote over the weekend on the proposed USD130 billion buyout.
JPMorgan Chase had identified possible candidates for new directors of the bank's board . JPMorgan Chase & Co is near to identifying the company's two newest directors, according to Reuters' source.
J.C. Penney appoints new director to settle publicized clash with Bill Ackman. Reuters' early reports indicated the plans of J. C. Penney to name its new director last Monday.
SpiceJet has accepted Niel Mills' filing for resignation as CEO of the budget carrier. Indian budget carrier SpiceJet announced today that it accepted its chief executive officer's resignation request.
Multimedia Plus announced the successful conclusion of their private financing with individual investors. Seperately, the company also announced that Ernest Pomerantz has joined the company's board of directors.
Rabobank CEO Piet Moerland is set to step down by 2014. (Photo : )The image is the corporate logo of Rabobank. Dutch cooperative lender Rabobank, which is in the midst of the LIBOR interest rate scandal, has announced that its CEO Piet Moerland would be leaving the financial institution by next year.
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